131 ⟶ Hadrian's Persecution and Bar Kokhba Revolt

The Roman emperor Hadrian, among other provocations, renames...
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🔥 Fall of Masada and Rise of Christianity

Final events of the First Jewish–Roman War – the fall of Masada. Christianity starts off as a Jewish sect and then develops its own texts and ideology and branches off from Judaism to become a distinct religion.⟶
Fall of Masada and Rise of Christianity (73)
Roman EmpireFirst Jewish-Roman WarMasadaZealotsJewish RevoltEarly ChristianityReligious OriginsJudea
IsraelIsrael

⚔️ Kitos War: Jewish Revolt Against Trajan

Kitos War (Revolt against Trajan) – a second Jewish-Roman War initiated in large Jewish communities of Cyprus, Cyrene (modern Libya), Aegipta (modern Egypt) and Mesopotamia (modern Syria and Iraq). It led to mutual killing of hundreds of thousands Jews, Greeks and Romans, ending with a total defeat of Jewish rebels and complete extermination of Jews in Cyprus and Cyrene by the newly installed Emperor Hadrian.⟶
Kitos War: Jewish Revolt Against Trajan (115)
Roman EmpireKitos WarJewish RevoltJewish DiasporaRoman PersecutionCyreneHadrianMilitary ConflictJewish-Roman Wars
CyprusCyprusLibyaLibyaEgyptEgyptIraqIraqSyriaSyria

💔 Hadrian's Persecution and Bar Kokhba Revolt

The Roman emperor Hadrian, among other provocations, renames Jerusalem "Aelia Capitolina" and prohibits circumcision. Simon bar Kokhba (Bar Kosiba) leads a large Jewish revolt against Rome in response to Hadrian's actions. In the aftermath, most Jewish population is annihilated (about 580,000 killed) and Hadrian renames the province of Judea to Syria Palaestina, and attempts to root out Judaism.⟶
Hadrian's Persecution and Bar Kokhba Revolt (131)
Roman EmpireHadrianBar Kokhba RevoltJewish RevoltReligious PersecutionJudeaAelia CapitolinaCircumcisionMassacreSyria Palaestina
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🕊️ Easing of Persecution after Hadrian's Death and the Move to Galilee

With Emperor Hadrian's death, the persecution of Jews within the Roman Empire is eased and Jews are allowed to visit Jerusalem on Tisha B'av. In the following centuries the Jewish center moves to Galilee.⟶
Easing of Persecution after Hadrian's Death and the Move to Galilee (138)
Roman EmpireHadrianJewish CommunityGalileeTisha B'AvJewish HistoryReligious ToleranceJewish Life
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💥 Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus

Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus is put down. Sepphoris is razed to the ground.⟶
Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus (351)
Roman EmpireConstantius GallusJewish RevoltSepphorisPersecutionJewish CommunityMilitary ConflictJudea
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